NUS wants booze price hike
At their recent conference in Blackpool the NUS decided to look into setting a minimum price per unit for alcohol sold in bars run by Students' Unions. The move comes…
Budget cuts higher education spending
The 2009 budget does few favours for universities, with spending cuts on top of a recent freeze in student numbers. Only new students will be affected, not current ones.
Lincoln VC David Chiddick, media hero
Local newspapers need the support of universities, says University of Lincoln Vice-Chancellor David Chiddick. He added that local media was important in informing the local community.
Big AU teams want to keep their funds
Despite complaints from some clubs, the president of the University of Lincoln Cricket Club (ULCC) has defended the Students' Union’s funding practices.
SU societies get a bad RAP
Some SU societies claim that the Resource Assessment Packs application process disregards their needs and that budgets are ignored. The SU then reviews RAP packs information and divides up the…
Meet the new SU boss, same as the old boss
Cynics often point out that the difference between the major political parties is comparable to the difference between a sultana and a raisin, but the candidates in SU elections are…